Allied Telesis AlliedWare Plus Operating System Version 5.4.4C (x310-26FT,x310-26FP,x310-50FT,x310-50FP) - Manual (Page 343)

Software Reference for x310 Series Switches
C613-50046-01 REV A AlliedWare Plus TM Operating System - Version 5.4.4C 14.1
Chapter 14: Switching Introduction
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 14.2
Physical Layer Information ............................................................................................................ 14.3
Switch Ports ................................................................................................................................. 14.3
Activating and Deactivating Switch Ports ........................................................................ 14.4
Autonegotiation......................................................................................................................... 14.4
Duplex mode ............................................................................................................................... 14.4
Speed options ............................................................................................................................. 14.4
MDI/MDIX Connection Modes .............................................................................................. 14.5
The Layer 2 Switching Process ..................................................................................................... 14.7
The Ingress Rules........................................................................................................................ 14.7
The Learning Process................................................................................................................ 14.8
The Forwarding Process .......................................................................................................... 14.9
The Egress Rules ......................................................................................................................... 14.9
Layer 2 Filtering ...............................................................................................................................14.11
Ingress Filtering ........................................................................................................................14.11
Storm control....................................................................................................................................14.12
Loop Protection ...............................................................................................................................14.13
Loop Detection ........................................................................................................................14.13
Thrash Limiting.........................................................................................................................14.14
Support for Jumbo Frames..........................................................................................................14.16
Port Mirroring ...................................................................................................................................14.17
Port Security......................................................................................................................................14.18
IEEE 802.1X .................................................................................................................................14.18
Quality of Service ............................................................................................................................14.19
IGMP Snooping ................................................................................................................................14.20